New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-18
THE ANARCHISTS APPEAL.
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT

LEONARD SWEET APPEARING FOR THE ACCUSED
MEN-MR. INGHAM RECITING THE TESTIMONY
FOR THE STATE
CHICAGO March Il (SpceioD-The arguments upon
which are based the final hopes Of the Haymarket An
archlss begun before the Illinois Supreme Court at
Ottawa this forenoon Three speeches were delivered
two OF which in behalf Of condemned reds The
chief speech that Of Leonard Swet who has only
recently appeared In the His address as 1t lacked
force disappointment those who had ex-
peced him to be able to make strong presentation for
the convicted men. The argument Of Mr.. Ineham, in
contrast, was logical forceful and thrilling When the
was called Mr. SWEET at plunged into the evil
dence Oscar Neebe he said, had been at q German
picnic drinking beer and eating cheese sandwiches the
day before the lIaymarket riot Giving this n
fair synopsis OF the evidence ainst Seebe, Mr. SWEET
took UP the remaining pasng to review the cvi
dence against Fielden and causing momentary silence
in tho court when he reached the of August spes
He dwelt at some length spes's case, introducing
map showing that the testipiony against the accused
man was conflicting. The cases OF Parsons and the
others were briefly stated. Mr. swe by map and testi-
nony. exploded Gilmer's testimony" he confident
ly expressed it. lie declared that Gmer had testified
that Fischer, Spies and schnaubelt had got down from
the wagon ard gone into the alley before the bomb
thrown The testimony of others showed that Spies
In the at the time the order for dispersion was
given by the police. Fischer, by the evidence of the
witnesses shown to he in Gopfs liquor store
around the corner drinking beer at the tmo Gner had
that lie and Spies in the alley preparing and
firing the bomb. LineS. convicted In the court below
of being partceps emins in the inassacree. was. Mr.
SWEET said, an Innocent man. He was young man
a professional bombmaker working at his trade He had
hand In the mountaineering There was no law under
which Lngg could be convicted The Legislature was at
this moment framing law that would make bomb
making crime. The Legislature had informed ITSELF OF
the nacouracy Of the law and trying TO remedy the
defect. hut until that body passed such law, Lingg
must stand an innocent man, tradesman, following
his legitimate work. II it shown that the bombs
made for the Iiaymarket meeting lie should he
hanged higher than Hamau, but the gap in the evidence
makes him guilty than the makers OF guns or
powder lie declares that Illegal evidence was the key
To the conviction and denounced everything relating TO
the reading an sale OF Mosts book Illegal, He read
from N0s writings and pronounced IL alot OF damnaton
put dcEcc against the defendants by attorneys who
knew bounds and before jury who knew no reason
Ten minutes of the address devoted to showing that
there was law under which the Anarchists could be
convicted ana that evidence Illegal and conse-
quoIty rsdmss.De. lie told how Engcl had been raked
in by the Illegal grabnot and convicted OF murder for
having been home aud enjoying the national pastme
OF drinking beer lie finally said;
Ihopc confie in the superior integrity o; this Court
eff SnI Sil eo straight through this case viewing the
Law 10 exists to-day, and never VIII submit 70 haNo
splrs Parsons schwab Neebe and the others led TO thc
gallows and bo hang without fair Iia by an impartial
Jury and be hung without law-tiied by Jury without
law 1t would io rs no good We would be 10 iurlher
ahead
Mr. rngham followed Mr. SWEET. He said that had tho
Law peen framed with the express purpose ot meeting
the cxigcncies Of this particular case 1t cohi not nave
been II needed law II was as Oh as the
fundamental principles sofjurispruaenceand i'nndcdupoh
Justice Mr. Ingham introduced the Gra'm Rapids inter
view Of -pes with prominent knight OF Labor in which
the plans which developed in May losG. were iorcshad
owed by spies lie read from abstracts made by the pros
ecu,ion from writings ~ Parsons. when Ldor OF Ihe
flru, i'm witch ne advocated the manufacture of bombs
and tie educating Of the people up To the use o a. Mantle
bombs; prophcsed n revolution and advocate. tue con-
,bSr extract was read from an editorial written by
August splos February. lss5 In which he hhNn,sten
r2 feaqs a % s "rion ssP which did not meet the sp
,rrsfntablc ana t was made by tue personal acts OF
defendants up tO tue night or tho iissact" nc e
scrhed tie boubmakiDg OF Ling ana Lhsc on lhe uay
prereding the massacre ponteI out tho conclusive
proof tla tho bonD which caused the slaughter at the
- M ,iiinr and priniing Of the 10 Arms circular
which called together tho Hnymarket asscmhlasc; IFS
circulation Fischer and the calling together oi the
armed section Of the Anarchists on that icihl gh nhd
closed with the declaration that most lnhuhah t''uc
had been clearly discovered and proven and that me
verdict should stand Mr. Ieiser. who followed lor the
Anarchists confined himself 10 an exposition OF the Jaw
OF conspiracy show that the actual thiower ol to
bomb had not been disclosed by the prosecution tle
charge could not stand against tho defendants Ho also
coIJatted the evidence presented against the
Thc remaining arguments occur tomorrow. when Cap
tain Black Mr. Grnnc aud Attorney General Mccartney
speak. .,,.. ,.orro
dispatch from Springfield, ILL.,. says: "Messrs George
= bailey OF ST. Clair and Victor karowskl OF COOK ,"o
United Labor members OF the House, have prepared
protest against the action OF senator BURKE ana .po
sentative Rohrback In acting rs pallbeafrrs a' MI.
Scebes funeral They will ask TO have II spreiu on 'ho
record The protest declares that they arc wlhR non
c.tly faithfully and lawful manner 10 ASSIST III
securing legislation favorable Ia tue lntere, ol Mea
producers that Will eq Ially fair 10 all yet they trust
may he distinctly understood that they nave no sympN
tbs those who violate the laws or advocate uoo
Try They ray the large concourse OF people .ha ai9eue
Mrs Ncebes funeral not actuatcu by IceHbss "
s,mpatly for friends of the family and du not reSaru
as an occasion for mourning. but was "tuatcu W a. 10
sre To display the strength Of the Anarchist cement ~
Chicago They condemned such an element as a one'ny
To society and tue most bitter worsngmen ,, nane "
couten nd against the reason That thet
pressons disregard Of law prejudice pubic
against law abiding laborers